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direct [a]
 
1)direct in spatial dimensions; proceeding without deviation or interruption; straight and short; "a direct route"; "a direct flight"; "a direct hit"
    Synonyms :
    See Also: door-to-door  nonstop  point-blank  short  straightforward  undeviating  straight  through  directness  indirect 
 
2)immediate or direct in bearing or force; having nothing intervening; "in direct sunlight"; "in direct contact with the voters"; "direct exposure to the disease"; "a direct link"; "the direct cause of the accident"
    Synonyms :
    See Also: immediate 
 
3)extended senses; direct in means or manner or behavior or language or action; "a direct question"; "a direct response"; "a direct approach"
    Synonyms :
    See Also: bluff  blunt  no-nonsense  plain  pointed  square  honest  indirect  flat-footed  man-to-man  upfront 
 
4)in a straight unbroken line of descent from parent to child; "lineal ancestors"; "lineal heirs"; "a direct descendant of the king"; "direct heredity"
    Synonyms :lineal 
    See Also: related  collateral  matrilineal  patrilineal  unilateral 
 
5)moving from west to east on the celestial sphere; or--for planets--around the sun in the same direction as the Earth
    Synonyms :
    See Also: astronomy  retrograde 
 
6)similar in nature or effect or relation to another quantity; "a term is in direct proportion to another term if it increases (or decreases) as the other increases (or decreases)"
    Synonyms :
    See Also: math  inverse 
 
7)of a current flowing in one direction only; not alternating; "direct current"
    Synonyms :
    See Also: electricity  alternating 
 
8)as an immediate result or consequence; "a direct result of the accident"
    Synonyms :
    See Also: primary 
 
9)in precisely the same words used by a writer or speaker; "a direct quotation"; "repeated their dialog verbatim"
    Synonyms :verbatim 
    See Also: exact 
 
10)effected directly by action of the voters rather than through elected representatives; "many people favor direct election of the President rather than election by the Electoral College"
    Synonyms :
    See Also: democratic 
 
11)exact; "the direct opposite"
    Synonyms :
    See Also: absolute 
 
direct [r]
 
1)without deviation; "the path leads directly to the lake"; "went direct to the office"
    Synonyms :directly straight 
    See Also: straight 
 
direct [v]
 
1)command with authority; "He directed the children to do their homework"
    Synonyms :
    See Also: enjoin  directive  stet 
 
2)intend (something) to move towards a certain goal; "He aimed his fists towards his opponent's face"; "criticism directed at her superior"; "direct your anger towards others, not towards yourself"
    Synonyms :aim place point target 
    See Also: aim  place  aim  aim  fair_game  address  home_in 
 
3)guide the actors in (plays and films)
    Synonyms :
    See Also: create  performing_arts  director  stage_direct 
 
4)be in charge of
    Synonyms :
    See Also: act  care  director  give  guide  head  operate 
 
5)take somebody somewhere; "We lead him to our chief"; "can you take me to the main entrance?"; "He conducted us to the palace"
    Synonyms :conduct guide lead take 
    See Also: guide  leader  beacon  hand  lead_astray  show 
 
6)cause to go somewhere; "The explosion sent the car flying in the air"; "She sent her children to camp"; "He directed all his energies into his dissertation"
    Synonyms :send 
    See Also: displace  sending  can  dismiss  cast  turn  turn  divert  route  refer  airt  blow 
 
7)aim or direct at; as of blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment; "Please don't aim at your little brother!"; "He trained his gun on the burglar"; "Don't train your camera on the women"; "Take a swipe at one's opponent"
    Synonyms :aim take take_aim train 
    See Also: position  aim  aim  draw_a_bead_on  hold  turn  swing  charge  level 
 
8)lead, as in the performance of a composition; "conduct an orchestra; Bairenboim conducted the Chicago symphony for years"
    Synonyms :conduct lead 
    See Also: do  music  conductor  lead  conducting  conduct 
 
9)give directions to; point somebody into a certain direction; "I directed them towards the town hall"
    Synonyms :
    See Also: apprise  point_the_way 
 
10)specifically design a product, event, or activity for a certain public
    Synonyms :aim calculate 
    See Also: designate 
 
11)direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
    Synonyms :channelise channelize guide head maneuver manoeuver manoeuvre point steer 
    See Also: command  driving  canalisation  guide  guide  forefront  head  head  aim  maneuver  maneuverer  helmsman  steerage  guidance  dock  sheer  pull_over  crab  navigate  stand_out  starboard  conn  navigate  canalise  corner  park 
 
12)put an address on (an envelope, for example)
    Synonyms :address 
    See Also: label  addressee  address  address  misaddress  instrument  re-address 
 
13)plan and direct (a complex undertaking); "he masterminded the robbery"
    Synonyms :engineer mastermind orchestrate organise organize 
    See Also: plan  orchestration  organisation  administration  organisation  labor_organizer  applied_scientist  conceiver  choreograph 
 




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